We share your passion for social justice and human rights. Our faculty are dedicated instructors, researchers, and active community members who make an impact in across Vermont, throughout the nation, and around the world.
View our faculty profiles to learn more about their transformative teaching, research, and service collaborations.
Visit the Department of Social Work home page to explore our nationally accredited Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) programs to meet your academic interests and career goals.
Faculty
Associate Professor of Social Work
Susan.Comerford@uvm.edu- Adult learning
- Diversity, access and equity
- Human rights
- Immigrant issues
- Leadership
- Organizational development
Lecturer of Social Work
cassie.gillespie@uvm.edu- Organizational and Workforce Development
- Trauma Informed Practices
- Child Welfare
Lecturer of Social Work • BSW Program Coordinator
Danielle.Jatlow@uvm.edu- Adolescents, Young Adults, and Families
- Mental Health and Wellness
- Anti-Oppressive Practice
- Community Health Practice
- Clinical Training and Consultation
Associate Professor of Social Work • MSW Program Coordinator
kelly.melekis@uvm.edu- Gerontology
- Hospice and Palliative Care
- Interprofessional Practice
- Anti-Oppressive Practice
- Transformative Research and Evaluation
- Transformative Pedagogy
Associate Professor of Social Work • Interim Chair, Department of Social Work
Jennifer.Putney@uvm.edu- Substance use and social work practice
- Harm reduction
- Interprofessional practice
- Qualitative research methods
- Social work education
Senior Lecturer and Practicum Education Coordinator
jsienkew@uvm.edu- Social work practicum education
- Generalist social work practice
- LGBTQHIA+ inclusivity
Associate Professor of Social Work
bsolomon@uvm.edu- Child welfare
- Qualitative research methods
- Social work education
Assistant Professor of Social Work
cvelez@uvm.eduSocial work education and curriculum
- Social work research methods
- Sexuality, reproductive and environmental justice
- Health access and inclusion
- Critical and feminist theories